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KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos (1885-1957). Zorba the Greek. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
8o. Original cloth-backed boards (some minor fading, minor wear at spine ends); pictorial dust jacket (some foxing, some fading and chipping at edges and ends of spine panel); quarter morocco folding case. Provenance: BERNARD MALAMUD, American novelist (letter of provenance, pencilled notation on front endpaper).
MALAMUD'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. A movie version of Kazantzakis' novel was released in 1946 starring Anthony Quinn as Zorba, the Greek with a lust for life, and Alan Bates as the aimless Englishman whose joyless life is disturbed when he meets Zorba. The film was nominated for a total of seven Academy Awards including Best Actor and Best Picture.
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MALAMUD'S COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. A movie version of Kazantzakis' novel was released in 1946 starring Anthony Quinn as Zorba, the Greek with a lust for life, and Alan Bates as the aimless Englishman whose joyless life is disturbed when he meets Zorba. The film was nominated for a total of seven Academy Awards including Best Actor and Best Picture.